Synonyms for on trial
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : trahy-uhl, trahyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl |
Définition of on trial
Origin :- mid-15c., "act or process of testing," from Anglo-French trial, noun formed from triet "to try" (see try). Sense of "examining and deciding a case in a court of law" is first recorded 1570s; extended to any ordeal by 1590s. As an adjectival phrase, trial-and-error is recorded from 1806. Trial balloon (1939) is congnate of French ballon d'essai.
- adv before a court of law
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